Most people have been deceived by the meaning of the words recorded to be of Jesus: "whoever is not willing to forsake all that he has for my name, cannot be my disciple".
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The Truth:
It is a universal truth that in order to follow any person or thing, one must be willing to forsake all that objects to, or that could possibly hinder, complete obedience to that person or thing. So the theology is truthful by nature. It is a universal law of nature; an indisputable fact. Nobody can serve one person or thing, while staying loyal to something that could possibly hinder complete obedience to the person or thing.
Why? Because by staying loyal to something other than that person or thing, you make yourself unreliable to the one you claim to serve.
Here's an example:
If I claim to serve the U.S. Government, but I know Osama Bin Laden, (but we're just friends, nothing serious). Would the government ever trust me with anything of importance?
And so it is a universal truth: "Whoever is not willing to forsake all that he has for my name, cannot be my disciple". No matter if יהוה Himself says this, or satan himself or a mortal human being or anyone/thing else, it is a universal truth. Nobody can serve two masters.
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What does the TaNaK say?
Deuteronomy 6
4 “Hear, O Israel: יהוה our Elohim, יהוה is one! 5 “And you shall love יהוה your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your being, and with all your might. 6 “And these Words which I am commanding you today shall be in your heart...(What words shall be in your heart? ….every command spoken from the mouth of יהוה! )
Deuteronomy 13:4“Walk after יהוה your Elohim and fear Him, and guard His commands and obey His voice, and serve Him and cling to Him.
Deuteronomy 10:20 “Fear יהוה your Elohim. Serve Him, and cling to Him, and swear by His Name.
You will note that this is a mere fraction of the total number of times where the TaNaK advises that we serve יהוה only, by obeying HIS voice (the words that proceeded from His mouth)!!!
You will also note, that Deuteronomy 13:1-5, warns us of impostors and their actions in attempting to steer you away from the direct commands of יהוה .
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The Falsehood
You will never find "the blood of Jesus" being mentioned in Torah.
In order to deceive the masses into placing allegiance in "the blood of Jesus", satan himself had to change the direct commands of יהוה and then justify the changes by saying that the original was "old" or that it was intended for a reason other than what יהוה clearly stated.
This "justifying and changing" is done repeatedly throughout the New Testament, and especially in the book of Hebrews, as will be illustrated in a moment.
It is also, the same thing that the serpent did in the Garden of Eden:
Genesis 3
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which יהוה Elohim had made, and he said to the woman, “Is it true that Elohim has said, ‘Do not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We are to eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden, 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, Elohim has said, ‘Do not eat of it, nor touch it, lest you die.’ ” 4 And the serpent said to the woman, “You shall certainly not die. 5 “For Elohim knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be like Elohim, knowing good and evil.”
You will note:
First, the serpent asked Eve if it is true, that יהוה has given a specific command.
Second, the serpent changed the specific command that was given by יהוה, by telling Eve that she "shall not surely die" (in essence, saying that either יהוה lied or He meant to say something different but it came out wrong).
And lastly, the serpent justified the changes he made to יהוה's direct command, by stating that יהוה "knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be like Elohim, knowing good and evil.”
In a nutshell, the serpent convinced Eve that יהוה had mis-spoke, whether intentionally or unintentionally, or that His words were misunderstood. Thus, he convinced Eve to not trust יהוה's direct commands (every word that proceeds from His mouth)!
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Eve should have obeyed only the words of יהוה instead of the words of another!
The question is, have you, like Eve, been deceived into believing something that יהוה didn't say, because someone told you that "what He really meant was...... (something that He never said)" ?
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Let's look at an example of modern day deception:
יהוה's says:
Exodus 29
9 and shall gird them with girdles – Aharon and his sons – and put the turbans on them. And the priesthood shall be theirs for an everlasting law. So you shall ordain Aharon and his sons.
And again:
Jeremiah 33
20 “Thus saith יהוה ‘If you could break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night, so that there be not day and night in their season, 21 then My covenant could also be broken with David My servant – so that he shall not have a son to reign upon this throne – and with the Levites, the priests, My attendants. 22 ‘As the host of the heavens is not counted, nor the sand of the sea measured, so I will increase the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who attend upon Me.’ ”
And yet again:
Malachi 3
3 “And He shall sit as a refiner and a cleanser of silver. And He shall cleanse the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver, and they shall belong to יהוה, bringing near the offering in righteousness. 4 “Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to יהוה, as in the days of old, as in former years.
Ezekiel 41-47
The Book of Ezekiel also speaks of a coming Temple, complete with animal sacrifices (including sin sacrifices for the both Prince and Priests, as well as the common folk). (Ezekiel 45:22 is an example).
But the New Testament, and especially the book of Hebrews tell us something completely different! It uses the "change and justify" tactic to systematically change the direct commands of יהוה.
The author of the book of Hebrews says:
Hebrews 7
12 For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is a change to the law also.
So let me ask:
But where did יהוה say that the priesthood was to be changed?
Show me where יהוה said it!
Again:
Who gave the author of the book of Hebrews the authority to say that "of necessity there is a change to the Law"?
יהוה's Torah is the cornerstone. His Instructions are written in Stone! All theologies must clearly and straight-forwardly fit into His Torah, without "change and justify" tactics.
In other words, if His Torah/Instructions (the words that proceeded from His mouth) do not clearly state that one must "accept the blood of Jesus for the remission of sins", then it is not true.
Likewise, if יהוה's Torah does not say that one must “call upon the name of Jesus Christ (in order to be) saved”, then it is simply not true. We should listen to יהוה's words only, and do what He says!
And just to clarify, “His Words” are any words that proceed from His mouth!!!
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Here are the words of a few wise men:
Deuteronomy 4“And now, O Israel, listen to the laws and the right-rulings which I am teaching you to do, so that you live, and shall go in and possess the land which יהוה Elohim of your fathers is giving you. 2 “Do not add to the Word which I command you, and do not take away from it1, but guard the commands of יהוה your Elohim which I am commanding you.
Again:
Proverbs 306 Do not add to His Words, Lest He reprove you, and you be found a liar.
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